Does Samsung Wallet support crypto?

Samsung Wallet supports crypto in a limited way. As of November 2026, eligible US Galaxy users can open a Stablecoin Account in Samsung Wallet to buy, hold and send USDC, a dollar stablecoin, on the Solana network. Samsung Wallet does not offer bitcoin or other coins, and Samsung has a separate, older Blockchain Wallet app that works differently.

Does Samsung Wallet support crypto?

Only USDC, through the Stablecoin Account. Samsung announced it on October 7, 2026, and it went live in early November, according to Solana and The Block. USDC appears as the default option under Buy Stablecoin.

Eligibility is narrow. Samsung says users must be US residents aged 18 or over, with a Samsung Account and a Galaxy device that runs Android 13 or later. Setup includes identity verification and biometric authentication. New York residents are excluded. Samsung put the number of compatible US devices at about 82 million.

How does Samsung Wallet USDC work?

The account is provided by partners, not Samsung. Bastion, a licensed stablecoin custodian and infrastructure provider, runs the accounts and money movement. Coinbase holds the USDC as Bastion's sub-custodian through Coinbase Prime Vault. Samsung says it is not a bank, money transmitter or digital asset custodian. Users do not manage private keys, which makes it a custodial setup, as explained in custodial vs non-custodial wallets.

Users can send USDC to other Samsung Wallet users or to outside wallets and exchanges that support USDC on a supported network. Samsung charges no transfer fee for those sends, though the receiving provider may. Users can also send money to qualifying bank accounts in more than 60 countries, where recipients get local currency. Those transfers carry fees that vary by destination, shown before confirming. Samsung has said it may explore stablecoin payments online and in stores, and other markets, subject to regulation.

What is the Samsung Blockchain Wallet?

The Samsung Blockchain Wallet arrived with the Galaxy S10 in March 2019. CoinDesk reported it supported ether and ERC-20 tokens at launch and linked to a handful of dapps. It works with Samsung Blockchain Keystore, which Samsung's developer docs describe as key storage isolated in Samsung Knox TrustZone. Samsung says private keys are not saved to Samsung or external clouds. Users can create a wallet or restore one from recovery words, a seed phrase in standard format.

That makes it self-custody, unlike the Stablecoin Account. The two are separate products.

Can I buy crypto with Samsung Wallet?

Only USDC, through the Stablecoin Account, and Samsung's announcement does not list the funding methods. For other coins, Samsung Pay works as a payment method inside the Coinbase app. The Block reported in October 2025 that US Galaxy users could fund Coinbase accounts with Samsung Pay, and noted that Samsung Wallet itself did not let users buy crypto natively at the time. Sending money abroad with crypto more generally is covered in can you send crypto to another country.